I have a confession. I love writing blog posts. In fact, earlier in my practice when I had more time I was literally publishing two blog posts per week on my counseling website! However, after a year of helping other therapists on their website I realize not everyone enjoys writing blogs. In fact, most of […]
Do I need a Website Designer?
Up until now, you’ve managed your own website. Maybe it’s out of necessity….creating your own website saved some money. Maybe it’s because you’re the DIY type. I know there’s a huge thrill in creating something yourself AND it gives you the ultimate control over your own brand. But let’s face it….managing your own website can […]
3 Important Tips for Writing a Guest Blog Post
Writing a guest blog post can be a great way to get more backlinks for your website! I highly recommend reaching out to there therapists and asking if you can write a blog post for their site, or better yet write one for each other’s site so you get fresh content on your site as […]
Page Speed for Therapist Websites
Why a post about website speed? First of all, why is an SEO gal talking about speed? Because Google (and other search engines! I don’t discriminate against Yahoo or Bing or any others!) like speed. They know that website viewers in the year 2019 are impatient. We get spoiled by fast websites across the web, […]
The Four Things Your Counseling Website Must Do
When I’m talking about Search Engine Optimization with therapists and other private practice owners, I emphasize that there are essentially 5 things that your website must do in order to bring you more clients. I want to go over each of those briefly today, because if your website does one or two of these but […]
5 Tips for Writing a Perfect Meta Description for a Counseling Website
My last post was all about how meta descriptions can help a therapist’s private practice website, but if your like most people, you’re left wondering what to do with the information. So, today we’re going to focus on the how. Here are 5 general tips that I give private practice owners trying to work on […]
How Can Meta Descriptions Help my Counseling Website?
Do either of these situations sound familiar? You have a beautiful website that is easy to navigate, has beautiful pictures and has text written to speak directly to your ideal client. The problem? Nobody can find your site. If you search for counseling in your area, or even specifically your niche (ex: “help for postpartum […]
Google Analytics: How to Use the Data
You have Google Analytics installed for your counseling website. In fact, you’ve even looked at Google Analytics a few times. But what do all those numbers mean? How do you actually USE any of the data? Every time you look at Google Analytics you just feel overwhelmed and to be honest a little annoyed. You’re […]
3 Tips to Get Your Counseling Website SEO Ready
You’ve been reading my e-mails, maybe listening to some podcasts or even searching for some articles online about SEO. Perhaps you’re even thinking about looking into the cost of paid SEO services. You may be asking yourself: Is my site READY for me to work on SEO? What are the first steps? Will I get […]
All Backlinks are Not Created Equal: Using Trust Flow & Domain Authority to Get Quality Backlinks
How popular are you on Google? How trusted is your website? Does Google know about all of the high quality material you’re putting up on the world wide web for potential clients to see? Maybe…maybe not. Part of the answer may lie in how many high quality backlinks you have. Google will trust your site […]